Three people, including two teens, have been arrested after counterfeit money was passed at a Thomasville Cook Out Tuesday, police said.

Troy Alexander Washington, 21, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Caleb Hayden King, 17, of Thomasville; and Jordan Wayne Kinney, 17, of Thomasville, were arrested following an incident around 1:25 p.m. at 1123 Randolph St.

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All three were arrested during an ongoing investigation by Thomasville police, High Point police and the Secret Service. All face felony charges of obtaining property by false pretenses, possession of five or more counterfeit instruments, uttering a forged instrument, and conspiracy of uttering forged instruments.

Washington and King were held under $25,000 secured bonds in the Davidson County Jail, while Kinney was held under a $27,000 bond.

More charges are pending. Anyone who believes they have received a counterfeit $50 or $100 bill or believes they know someone who may be using them should call Thomasville police at (336) 475-4260 or local law enforcement.